Re: CCTV Software

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Phil Marius" <cctv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> OK, it seems to me that with network camera prices being relatively
> cheap, installing CCTv into a home is now not as cost prohibitive as
> it may have been in the past, so potentially this opens up this market
> a whole lot more.
>
> However, the software available that I can find seems a bit of a let
> down in this respect. Most software at a price suitable for home use -
> that I could find - did not have any support for recording on motion
> detection (I looked for PC based software as more home sare likely to
> have a pc running windows than a mac or linux box).
>
> The best I could find with that kind of functionality was for a 16
> camera system (most homes will only want 1 or 2 cameras) and cost well
> over 300 UK Pounds! I mean you can get a half decentcamera for half
> that!
>
> So, does anyone know of a reasonably priced piece of software, windows
> based, that will monitor 1 or 2 IP Network cameras and record on
> motion detection? 100UK Pounds or less would be sensible I think,
> otherwise it wont suit the market.
>
> What are users in the home market supposed to do? watch their CCTV
> cameras all day just in case, then press thr record buton when
> something happens? Or buy terrabytes of storage and continiously
> record?
>
> Cheers,

Phil, Panasonic offers this in a couple of different ways. First off, they
do have software which will do what you are looking for, but as you found
out, it is costly, from a simple homeowner stand point. But, the software is
also unlimited on the number of cameras you can do this with. Secondly, and
this is also available, but the level in which the average homeowner can do
it, may not be as mainstream as the software, is FTP. You can download a
free FTP server package that you can run on any windows OS, for which you
can remotely transfer images too. There's no catch, just a little learning
curve. You can set up all the variable from within the camera as well.

Jack